Jewell Parker Rhodes Quotes

I was born in a ghetto on the North Side of Pittsburgh. I was born as Emmett Till was dying and the civil rights era was being born.

Jewell Parker Rhodes

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I only take risks in couture, but I don't take risks in athleticism.

Andre Leon Talley

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I felt I was painting with a Popsicle.

Robert Merrill

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Pursuing music eats into your life to the point where there is no space left for anything else. You are lucky if you find a partner who is able to understand that, but even then, they will only understand it for a while, and then things get - you know, difficult.

Jean-Michel Jarre

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Natural gas will displace coal in power generation. Getting natural gas into the transportation fleet is harder. It works best for vehicles that work from centralized fueling facilities like trucking fleets or buses and cabs. That is happening. Before it can make big inroads beyond that, infrastructure is going to need to be developed.

John S. Watson

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I don't mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That's all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.

Roger Federer

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'The Little Mermaid' was a really great experience.

Ron Clements

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The deck is stacked against Obama.

Ron Fournier

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I was a terrible athlete and a pretty bad student. I couldn't focus. My imagination was always racing.

Lisi Harrison

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I don't like to talk about my personal life.

Javier Bardem

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I think that life is messy and that human beings are insane.

Josh Tillman

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But more important than personal awards is winning the World Series. That's the max that anyone could ask for. Let alone to have the ball in your in your glove for the final out of the World Series. That was the ultimate.

Dennis Eckersley

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I think with 'Modern Family,' you'll struggle to find anything better. It's brilliantly, brilliantly written.

Brendan O'Carroll

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